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Game Description: Minecraft. This sandbox building game has turned into a gaming phenomenon thanks to its accessible design, addictive gameplay, and surprising complexity. Minecraft has been an unanticipated success from an Indie developer in 2010.

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The 2 Player Productions documentary Minecraft: The Story of Mojang makes its world premiere on Xbox Live this Saturday, December 22, 2012. The film will be free to watch for Xbox Live Gold subscribers in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, France, Finland, and Sweden, according to Major Nelson.
There's no disputing the...

Ubisoft today announced the creation of a map and texture pack for Minecraft inspired by Far Cry 3. The mod changes all aspects of the original game, including environments, weapons and tools. You'll be able to discover key Far Cry 3 locations and characters, including Vaas, Jason and Citra, all redesigned in Minecraft style. The map also...

World of Warcraft has been recreated in Minecraft by an extremely diligent and creative gamer named Rumsey. The project, named "Crafting Azeroth" has been in development for a while and is a "a full-scale reproduction of the World of Warcraft environment." It spans 275 square kilometers and contains over 68 billion (with a...

The video game documentarians at 2 Player Productions are aiming to release Minecraft: The Story of Mojang on December 7, 2012, Eurogamer reports. Director Paul Owens reveals that as the target date, though early December is the general expectation for the documentary's release.
The Story of Mojang is a Kickstarter-funded documentary that hit...

Mojang's next big Minecraft PC update aims to add witch and bat mobs to the game as well as an assortment of improved sound effects and various other bits and bobs. Mojang's Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams first hinted at the addition of witches in a recent tweet, a comment that was followed days later by the release of Minecraft snapshot...

Gearbox Software got some Minecraft in my Borderlands 2. As you've no doubt read by now, there's a pretty sweet easter egg buried in the just-released looter shooter that nods very directly to Mojang's blocky world builder. Not just some random nod, but a fully playable (small) chunk of game with some custom heads and skins for you to...

Who knew that finding coal for the first time could be so exciting, every single time? Markus "Notch" Persson stumbled onto a potent formula with his one-in-a-million PC/Mac hit Minecraft, giving gamers pliable LEGO-like worlds composed entirely of blocky voxels. 4J Studios repeated Notch's success on a new platform, bringing Xbox...

Reddit user creativian did his prom right, as you can see in the picture above. According to creativian, his friend and he "decided we didn't want to do the old 'corsage & boutonniere' for prom, so we got these instead."
Crossed swords from Minecraft? That's what I call "style!"
I posted the full-size picture under the...

In case it wasn't clear that Minecraft is kind of a big deal, Mojang managing director Carl Manneh confirms that the Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from 4J Studios is currently being purchased more than 17,000 times each day. Betweem that, plus continuing sales of the PC and mobile versions of the game, Mojang is on track to double its profits...

While the PC version of Minecraft is generations ahead of the 360 version, console gamers should take heart: Improvements are coming. Minecraft's "Title Update 4" doesn't add enchanting or anything, but it does take care of some troublesome problems with the port, including fixing a number of crashes, and even adding audible...

Like most everyone else who has seen or read about it, the currently Kickstarter'd Oculus Rift VR headset has Minecraft creator Notch pretty dang excited. He said as much on Twitter, adding that he plans to make his upcoming game 0x10c compatible with the headset as long as he can get it to play nice with Java, the programming language that the...

Minecraft fans have been waiting with bated breath for news of where the 2012 edition of MineCon will be headed, and now a new video from Mojang (via Notch on Twitter) reveals that location to be... DISNEYLAND PARIS! That's right, MineCon 2012 is heading to Euro Disney on November 24-25, 2012, a weekend that some folks in the United States...

If you're excited about Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson's upcoming game 0x10c, you might want to slow down on the enthusiasm; it looks like it will be a while until it is finished.
In a recent "AMA" on reddit, Notch said that he is "working slower on it until after PAX when I can recruit some other devs...

This week, PBS Arts’ weekly web series, "Idea Channel" takes a look at Minecraft and Makerbot in terms of our future. If you're not familiar with Idea Channel, it's basically a series that examines "serious" ideas in a light-hearted, slick way. This week, Idea Channel points at sandbox game Minecraft as a forerunner,...

Mojang promised to put out a "pre-release" version of the v1.3 Minecraft update that is confirmed for release on August 1, 2012, and that pre-release version is now here. The early version is identical to what's coming next week; Mojang has simply gotten into the habit of releasing these a week early to help server admins and modders...